Elastic half-belt for trousers



Aug. 19, 1941. c. BAROSI ELASTIC HALF-BELT FOR TRUUSERS Filed Feb. 5, 1939 Patented Aug. 19, 1941 Application February 3, 1939, Serial No. 254,466 In Italy February 8, 1938 6 Claims.

This invention relates to elastic half-belts adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the waist of trousers orto ladies skirts and coats on the inner or outer side. The half-belt according to the invention is adapted for use in substitution for the ordinary straps and buckles, thus obtaining the advantage of doing away with the ordinary braces. The half-belt according to this invention may also be fixed on one side of the trouser waist, in which case the springs are shorter and two half-belts are used.

The elastic half-belt according to this invention is substantially characterised by the fact that it is constituted by preferably adjustable metallic springs attached to the waist by means of plates which are provided with pins adapted to fix such plates to the trouser waist.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the half-belt comprises one or more metallic helical springs in parallel relationship to each other or bent in the form of an eyelet or any other suitable form. Said springs areprovided with one central and two terminal fixing means. The central fixing means may be so constructed as to permit adjustment of the tension of the spring and may consist of a simple strap or a tensioning device secured to the trousers or other article of clothing in an easily detachable manner.

By this arrangement perfect freedom of the body is ensured and the half-belt is fully effective even after a long use, the metallic springs not being subject to permanent deformation, while the ordinary straps of fabric or elastic fabric wear out very quickly. The necessary elastic tension to support the trousers may be quickly adjusted by means of the tensioning device.

This half-belt may be detached from a garment and used again for another garment and also may be combined with an ordinary belt and in such case it will be provided with attaching plates.

The springs and connecting parts are preferably made of stainless material in order to prevent rusting thereof and wear of the fabric by effect of perspiration.

The annexed drawing shows by way of example some embodiments of the belt according to this invention.

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the half-belt; Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line II--II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line.III-III of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modified form;

Fig. 5 is a section online V-V of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 shows in longitudinal section the straps of .the tensioning device;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the belt attachment.

Referring to the drawing, numeral l denotes the elastic members constituted by ring-shaped helical or coil springs. The free ends of said springs are gripped by a clamp 2, the branches of which are secured together by means of riveted eyelets 3; the clamp is provided with an opening 4, which receives the stem of an elastic fork 5 journaled to one end of an attachment plate 6 and engaging with its free ends in hooks I on the other end of said plate. The plate 6 carries pins 8 (Fig. 3) projecting rearwardly and serving for attaching the plate to the trousers waist. To this end the pins are introduced into the fabric of the waist and bent inwardly on its inner side, preferably using a reinforcing plate (not shown).

The adjacent ends of the two elastic rings are connected together by means of the tension adjusting device constituted by a guiding plate 9 secured by means of tongues 10 to a plate I I provided with pins l2 (Fig. 2) projecting rearwardly for securing the plates to the waist in the same manner as the pins of the plates 6. Straps l3 are slidably mounted in the guiding plate 9 and each of said straps I3 is provided with an eyelet I4, through which one of the elastic rings I is passed, and with a longitudinal slot IS.

The straps are secured in an adjusted position by means of a screw I6 passing through a hole in the plate 9 and through slots I5 in the straps l3 and screwed into a nut l1 arranged between the attachment plate I l and the guiding plate 9. On loosening the screw the straps are free to slide in the guiding plate but, once adjusted, may be locked to each other and to the plates 9 and H by tightening the screw. A fibre or rubber washer may be interposed between the straps in order to increase friction.

In the modified form shown in Figures 4 to '7.

the tensioning device comprises a base plate l8 provided with C-shaped tongues 19 constituting a guide for the straps 20, said straps 20 being provided with a row of holes or slots 2| and ending at their free ends in hooks 22 adapted to engage in the slots 2|. In order to facilitate the introduction of the straps 20 into the guides l9, the straps 20 are made with a narrower portion 22 in proximity to the eye 23, in which the elastic ring I is passed. The width of the portion 22 is narrower than the gap between the opposite edges of the guides l9, so that the straps may be applied on the base plate and then caused to slide lengthwise thus bringing the wider portion provided with slots into engagement with the guides l9.

Looking in the adjusted position of the straps 20 is effected by hooking the hooks 22 into the corresponding slots 2!.

The clamps 24, in which the ends of the helical springs forming the elastic rings I are gripped, end in a pin 25 that may be hinged to a plate adapted to be fixed to the waist, as shown in Fig. 1, or to a plate 26 adapted to be fixed to a belt 21,

as shown in Fig. 4. In the second instance the plate base I8 is not secured to the waist, while in the first instance it may be secured by stitching extending over the tongues 28.

What I claim is:

1. Elastic half-belt for garment waists; comv prising a pair of metallic helical springs bent to the form of an eyelet, attachment means for connecting the ends of each spring permanently togather and in an easydetachable manner to the garment waist, a tensioning device for connecting the eyelets together so that the two branches of each eyelet may freely slide with respect to each other and means for attaching said tensioning' device to thegarmentwaist. .7

' 2. Elastic half-belt for garmentwaists' com prising a pair of metallic helical springs bentfto the form of an eyelet, attachment means for connecting the ends of each sprin'g'perrnanently'together and in an easily detachable manner to the garment waist, a guiding plate, means on said guiding plates for attachment to the garment waist, straps connected to the eyelets so that the two. branches of the associated eyelet may slide freely with respect to each other and mounted for displacement relatively to each other in said guiding plate and means for locking said straps in an adjusted position. i

,3. Elastic half-belt for garment waists, com- 7 prising a pairof metallic helical springsv bent to an eyelet form, attachment means for connecting the ends of each spring permanently together and in an easily detachable manner to the garment waist, an attachment plate, pins on said attachment plate adapted to be driven into the garment waist and bent on the back hereof, a C-shaped guiding plate fixed to said attachment plate, straps connected to the eyelet so that the two branches of said eyelet may freely slide with respect to each other and mounted for displacement relatively to each other between said attachment plate and said guide plate, a nut between said attachment plate and said straps, and a set screw passed through a holein said guide plate and slots in said straps and screwed into said nut to lock said straps to said guiding plate.

4. Elastic half-belt for garment'waists, comprising a pair of metallic spiral springs bent to an eyelet form, attachment means for connecting the ends of each spring permanently together and in an easily detachable manner to the garment waist, an attachment and guiding plate, pins on said plate adapted to be driven into the garment waist and bent over the back side thereof,,connecting straps each having an opening atone end, in which is introduced one of said springs, a hook at the other end and a row of intermediate openings thus permitting to hook said straps into each :other in anadjusted position.

5, Elastic half-belt for garment waists, com prising a pair ofgrnetallic helical springs bent to an eyelet shape, a-clamp for gripping together the ends of each spring; end attachment plates adapted to be fixed in an easily; detachable manner to the garment waist, attachment members on the clamp adapted to be hooked into said attachment plates, a central plate ,for connecting together the rounded ends of said springs so that the tWo branchesof said eyelets may freely slide with respect to each other, and means for fixing said central plate to the garmentwaist.

6. Elastic half-belt for garment waists as claimed in claim 5, comprising a, resilientfork hinged to each of said end attachmentplates and adapted to engage hooksiin said plate and an attachment member in the form of an eye on said clamps, in which a branch of said fork is passed.

ciNzIo BAROSI. 

